The Labour Ministry of Saudi Arabia introduced the Wage Protection System (WPS) in 2009 and made it mandatory in 2013 for all private-sector companies operating in the Kingdom. The system has since evolved to significantly simplify compliance for private companies...
You’re all set up in the UAE and going places with your business. Now you have your ambitions set on further expansion into the Middle East. Next stop: Saudi Arabia. And why not? The Kingdom is making great strides in welcoming foreign businesses and making it easier...
Outsourcing human resources to an external provider offers multiple benefits, but you run the risk of losing local knowledge and fragmentation of services. That is why using an HR service provider with specific knowledge of the Middle Eastern markets, like OPS, is...
In November last year, the UAE issued Federal Law No.33 (the new UAE labour law) which will come into effect on 2nd February 2022. Like the previous version of the labour law, it will apply to all companies operating in the private sector of the UAE, including free...
